24 die in stampede in India’s Uttar Pradesh

‘At least 24 people, mostly women, have lost their lives and many others have been injured in a stampede ahead of a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India.
The deadly incident occurred when thousands of followers of Baba Jai Gurudev, a controversial guru who died four years ago, tried to simultaneously cross the Rajghat Bridge between the cities of Varanasi and Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous province in India, on Saturday.
The people were on their way to the village of Domri on the banks of the Ganges River to participate in religious camping for the next two days.’
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